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Synonyms
- Infantile Sleep Apnea
Disorder Subdivisions
- Central Apnea
- Diaphragmatic Apnea
- Obstructive Apnea
- Upper Airway Apnea
- Mixed Apnea
General Discussion
Apnea is a term used to describe the temporary absence of spontaneous breathing. Infantile apnea occurs in children under the age of one year. Apnea may occur because of neurological impairment of the respiratory rhythm or obstruction of air flow through the air passages. The symptoms of infantile apnea include the stoppage of breathing during sleep, an abnormal bluish discoloration to the skin (cyanosis) and sometimes an unusually slow heartbeat (bradycardia). Infantile apnea may be related to some cases of sudden infant death syndrome. Episodes of apnea may decrease with age. However, several forms of adult sleep apnea also exist.
Resources
First Candle-SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue
Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
Tel: (410)653-8226
Fax: (410)653-8709
Tel: (800)221-7437
Email: info@firstcandle.org
Internet: http://www.firstcandle.org
American Sleep Disorders Association
1610 14th Street NW
Suite 300
Rochester, MN 55901
Tel: (507)287-6006
Fax: (507)287-6008
Email: asda@millcomm.com
Center for Research in Sleep Disorders
1275 East Kemper Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Tel: (513)671-3101
Fax: (513)671-4159
TDD: (311)111-6111
Email: ggaz@tristatesleep.com
American Sleep Apnea Association
1424 K Street NW
Suite 302
Washington, DC 20005
USA
Tel: 2022933650
Fax: 2022933656
Email: asaa@sleepapnea.org
Internet: http://www.sleepapnea.org
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
8A07
Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
Tel: (800)352-9424
Email: braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
31 Center Dr
Building 31, Room 2A32
MSC2425
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: (301)496-5133
Fax: (301)496-7101
Internet: http://www.nih.gov/hichd/
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Last Updated: 8/7/2007
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